The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
has arraigned Kenneth Agbande alias Abdulkarim Buba before Justice Olasumbo
Olarenwaju of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi, Abuja on 11-count charge of obtaining under
false pretence.
The accused was alleged to have sold
allocation papers of plots of land at Kuje Area Council to one Winifred Affi
Okon and ten others who collectively
paid him the sum total of N8, 665,000 (Eight Million, Six Hundred and Sixty
Five Thousand Naira ) only for the accused to disappear for six months without
giving them the said documents.
One of the charge reads: “that you,
Kenneth Agbande (a.k.a) Abdulkarim Buba ‘M’ sometime in 2011 at Abuja, within
the judicial division of this Honourable Court did obtain the sum of N1,
200,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira) from one Winifred Affi
Okon under the false pretence that you would deliver to him an allocation of a
vacant 10 plots of land at No. B82, AA4 Extension Layout, Kuje, Abuja and thereby
committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of
the same Act”.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge
when read to him.
In view of the plea, the prosecution counsel,
Andrew Akoja asked for a date to commence trial but the defence counsel Kelvin
.E. Okoko prayed the court to grant the accused bail as he was already on
administrative bail offered by the EFCC.
Justice Olarenwaju granted bail to the accused
in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties who must not only be residents
of the Federal Capital Territory but civil servants of not less than level 12
in the Federal Civil Service or any of its parastatals.
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